Building automation systems

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 NETxAutomation Software GmbH

NETxAutomation

• Austrian company that is operating Software solutions for

world-wide building automation systems Customers are
• Founded in 2001
• Integration of heterogenous • electrical consultants
building automation networks: • electrical engineers
Building Management System • system integrators
100,000 (BMS) platform, OPC server
• Management applications:
Projects with 100,000+ data points
visualization, energy reporting,
automatic shading control,
lighting management,
project support
16 40 6,000 36
16 years of experience Customers in 6,000+ realized 36+ international
in building automation 40+ countries projects sales, solution and
R&D partners

Building Automation Systems (BAS)
aim at improving control and
management of mechanical and
electrical systems in buildings
Modern BAS are distributed systems
where embedded devices are connected
via computer networks to exchange
information and data
Building automation systems
Core application areas are lighting/
shading and heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning (HVAC)
Today other application domains are
integrated too
• Security systems (access control, CCTV,
security alarm systems, ...)
• Safety systems (fire alarm systems, water
leakage detection, CO2 monitoring, ...)
• Smart metering and energy management
systems
• ...
 Building automation systems

Management level Building Management Systems (BMS) Visualization Trending server Remote access

Internet
WAN
Automation level

Fire alarm system

Direct Digital Programmable
Control (DDC) Smart metering Access control logic controller

Control
unit
Field level

Hotel management

IIO

Building Management Systems (BMS) are located at the management level to provide management tasks
• Visualization, trending, remote access, alarm management, and other maintenance tasks
• Integration of different subsystems into “all-in-one” solution
 Why building automation?

Increase accessibility and Contribute to environmental

Decrease the operational costs
usability of the building protection

Increase user comfort Decrease energy demand

Decrease costs of maintenance

Safety & Security Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

Decrease costs of used

resources (energy efficiency)
Prestige Reduce carbon footprint
 Increase user comfort

Increase accessibility and Contribute to environmental

Decrease the operational costs
usability of the building protection
Increase user comfort Decrease costs of maintenance Decrease energy demand
Safety & Security Decrease costs of used Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Prestige resources (energy efficiency) Reduce carbon footprint

“The building shall adapt Provide applications that let the user feel more comfortable
to the user not the user
to the building” • Central control of all building services in an easy way
·· Visualization on touch panel or smart phone
·· Central commands to turn off light
• Automatic control functions that are running in background to assist the user
Satisfies the users’ ·· Constant light control
desires and needs ·· Automatic control of blinds and shutters
• Ambient assisted living
·· Assist people with disabilities in their daily life

Increase accessibility and
Decrease the operational costs
usability of the building
Increase user comfort Decrease costs of maintenance
Safety & Security Decrease costs of used
Prestige resources (energy efficiency)
The user shall feel safe and Safety applications
secure within his/her home
• Fire alarm system
• Detection of broken light circuits
• Water leakage detection
• Remote monitoring and control
of devices
Increase safety and security
Contribute to environmental
protection
Decrease energy demand
Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Reduce carbon footprint
Security applications
• Access control system
• Security alarm system
• CCTV systems
• Presence simulation
 Prestige

Increase accessibility and Contribute to environmental

Decrease the operational costs
usability of the building protection
Increase user comfort Decrease costs of maintenance Decrease energy demand
Safety & Security Decrease costs of used Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Prestige resources (energy efficiency) Reduce carbon footprint

Additional social benefit Advanced applications Use latest technologies

“My house, my car, • Control your smart home/building Impress your guests with your
my building automation system” from your smartphone smart home/building
• Personalized visualization
tailored to your desires
 Decrease operational costs

Increase accessibility and Contribute to environmental

Decrease the operational costs
usability of the building protection
Increase user comfort Decrease costs of maintenance Decrease energy demand
Safety & Security Decrease costs of used Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Prestige resources (energy efficiency) Reduce carbon footprint

Costs
Life cycle costs

20% 80% The life cycle of the building

Operation has to be considered
Operation / renovation cost: 60%
Demo-
Design Build
Energy lition
cost: 40% 80% of overall costs are
Years 1-2 2-5 50 0-1 operational costs!
• Costs of maintenance
40% life cycle cost of a building is consumed in energy
• Costs for energy and resources

Increase accessibility and
usability of the building
Increase user comfort
Safety & Security
Prestige
Central Building
Management Sys-
tem (BMS)
Central point of control
using visualization and
SCADA applications
Decrease the operational costs
Decrease costs of maintenance
Decrease costs of used
resources (energy efficiency)
Enhanced applications that increase
of efficiency of maintenance
• Improve the maintenance interval
of devices by monitoring operating hours
• Location-based services for finding
defective devices
• Alarm management with messaging service
• Trending and monitoring of data points
Decreasing maintenance costs
Contribute to environmental
protection
Decrease energy demand
Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Reduce carbon footprint
“All-in-one” solution: many
different systems - one
application
• Reduced personal costs for
maintenance
• Reduced training costs
• Reduced costs for software
maintenance
 Decreasing energy costs

Increase accessibility and Contribute to environmental

Decrease the operational costs
usability of the building protection
Increase user comfort Decrease costs of maintenance Decrease energy demand
Safety & Security Decrease costs of used Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Prestige resources (energy efficiency) Reduce carbon footprint

A major part of the operation costs are Buildings must use the available resources
energy costs in an efficient way in order to decrease costs

• Electricity • Energy management

• Heating • Smart metering
• Water • Smart building
• ... • Smart city

Increase accessibility and
Decrease the operational costs
usability of the building
Increase user comfort Decrease costs of maintenance
Safety & Security Decrease costs of used
Prestige resources (energy efficiency)
Today energy-efficient buildings are a must!
• Regulated by law!
• 2002/91/EU, 2010/31/EU: Energy perfor-
mance of buildings directive
• EN-15232: Energy performance of buildings:
Impact of building automation, controls, and
building management
• Other directives and national regulations
exist too
Enviromental protection
Contribute to environmental
protection
Decrease energy demand
Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Reduce carbon footprint
Modern buildings must be sus-
tainable and energy-efficient
• Decrease energy demand
• Decrease carbon footprint
• Use renewable energy resources
• Nearly Zero Energy Building
(NZEB)
• Nearly Zero Emission Building
 Impact of BAS and BMS

EN 15232: Impact of building automation, controls, and building management

Defines different classes for energy performance of building

A Energy-efficient BAS with BMS

Class A and B are
B Advanced BAS with special BMS functions not possible without
BAS and BMS!
C Standard BAS

D Non efficient BAS

 Increasing energy efficiency

Increase the energy efficiency of How can the energy efficiency

buildings has to two advantages of building be improved?

• Decrease the energy costs and thus 𝐷

the operational costs 𝐶 = —
𝜂
• Contributes to environmental
protection
𝐶 ... 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐷 ... 𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝜂 ... 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
 Increase performance

Acting on the performance of Use the best available

equipment and processes technologies

𝐷 • LED
𝐶 = —
𝜂↑ • Substituting heating devices
with poor efficiency
𝐶 ... 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 • Use ventilation systems
𝐷 ... 𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 (enthalpy recovery, ...)
𝜂 ... 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
 Decrease demand

Improving the consumption habits of the users

Use smart metering to show the user the actual consumption 𝐷↓ 𝐶 ... 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐶 = — 𝐷 ... 𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑
(know2reduce)
𝜂 𝜂 ... 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒

Core application Today other application Modern BAS are

areas domains are integrated too distributed systems

Get a high reduction of the demand actively
Depending on
• the real use (presence, schedules,
special needs, ...)
• external conditions (temperature,
light, humidity, ...)
• bioclimatic criteria (orientation,
position of the sun, shadows)
Using building automation
Use BAS to provide
enhanced applications
that decrease the
demand actively
• Key component is BMS that
𝐷↓↓ has global view of all sub-
𝐶 = —— systems, devices, and data
𝜂 • Integration of subsystems
and aggregating data and
𝐶 ... 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 information to provide
𝐷 ... 𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 advanced applications
𝜂 ... 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
 Enhanced applications: examples

Integration of hotel Individual room

management systems temperature control

Smart Constant Smart grids/

metering light control smart cities

Presence detection Enhanced automatic

for HVAC control shading control
 Constant light control

10:00 am 16:00 pm 19:00 pm

30% 50% 100%

0% 70% 20% 100% 100% 100%

Consumption estimation: Consumption estimation: Consumption estimation:

33% of installed capacity 57% of installed capacity 100% of installed capacity
 Constant light control

In 14 hours (8:00 am to 22:00 pm) only 55% of the installed power used

Decreases energy consumption

Presence detection as additional input
(between 30% and 40% of savings)

Increases user comfort Required for Class A

 Individual room temperature control

Bathroom WC Decreases energy consumption

22 °C 20 °C (about 30% of savings)

Bedroom Vestibule
18 °C 16 °C Living room Increases user comfort
21 °C (each habit can set its
own set point)
Children’s Kitchen
Room 18 °C
21 °C
Required for Class B
 Presence detection for HVAC control

In addition to individual
Bathroom WC room control
Bedroom

Vestibule

Presence (or even amount of

Living room people) within a room controls
the HVAC system
• Presence detector of lighting
control can be reused
Comfort
Children’s room Kitchen
Standby
Nighttime

Required for Class A

 Enhanced automatic shading control 

3D model of building + Simulation to calculate

neighbor building and optimal position of blinds
surrounding environment and their slats

Current weather data +

additional inputs are used Decreases energy
together with simulated data demand for HVAC system
to control blinds in real time

Increases user Required for Class B

comfort and Class A
 Integration of hotel management systems

Decreases energy
consumption
Check-in/check-out information can be used to
control HVAC system of hotel rooms

• Check-in -> HVAC control is set to “Comfort Mode”

• Check-out -> HVAC control is set to “Eco Mode”

Increases user comfort

 Smart metering

Measurement of the consumption value of the

used energy resource is the basis for all energy
management applications

• Monitoring for smart metering data (improving the Smart metering

consumption -> know2reduce) data is important
input for smart grids
• Analysis and comparison of smart metering data
(identifying saving measurements, cost calculation)

• Reacting on smart metering data (e.g. load balancing)

 Smart cities

Integration of different technologies, systems, and application domains

Interconnection via Wide Area Interact with smart grid,

Network (WAN) offer interfaces to the grid

Focus on the total building Involve all field which effect

environment (NZEB,. ..) living, citizens, …

Enhanced applications can only be
provided if all subsystems are
connected to BMS
• Integration is of utmost importance
Sophisticated BMS solution
is necessary
Challenges for providing BMS solutions
Building automation systems are
heterogeneous
• Many different technologies are used
• Each technology has its characteristics and its
own way to represent and process control data
• Integration is a complex task
BMS is mandatory for Class B
and Class A of EN 15232
Management level
Building Automation

Building Management Systems (BMS) Visualization Trending server Remote access

Internet
WAN
Automation level

Fire alarm system

Direct Digital Programmable
Control (DDC) Smart metering Access control logic controller

Control
unit
Field level

Hotel management

IIO
 Building Automation

How to integrate management applications

e.g. visualization, trending, alarm management, …?

M-Bus, DALI, EnOcean, Fidelio/Opera, VingCard, ... other open and proprietary technologies
 Building Automation

Building Management System (BMS)

Solutions from NETxAutomation

M-Bus, DALI, EnOcean, Fidelio/Opera, VingCard, ... other open and proprietary technologies
 NETx solutions

3rd party 3rd party oBIX and other NETx BMS

PC visualization Web visualization web service
BACnet OPC Platform
clients clients interfaces for
clients clients IoT devices for clustering

NETx BMS Platform

Multi-protocol gateway, visualization, alarm management, trending, scheduler,
logic engine, lighting/DALI management, automatic shading control

KNX, BACnet, Micros Fidelio/Opera, Universal HTTP server Hardware gateway:

Modbus, OPC, Protel, VingCard, XIO and other web DALI, EnOcean,
SNMP Salto, Kaba interface service gateways M-Bus, DMX
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